Tai-Pan
“Smuggler. Prince. Murderer. Father. Sinner. Saint.”
AdventureDramaHistory
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
VIBE
A sweeping historical drama about ambition and the brutal realities of colonial expansion. It feels grand and often harsh, with a focus on power struggles and the clash of cultures in a newly claimed territory.
epicgrittyambitiousdramaticsteadyhistorical epicperiod dramasweeping vistascolonialismgreedcultural clashambition
chinainterracial relationshiphong konghistorical eventbritish colonial
